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01-09-2020 | Letter to the Editor

Are five 60-min sessions of isothermic heat acclimation sufficient to elicit beneficial physiological adaptations?

Authors: Alexandros Sotiridis, Tadej Debevec, Nickos Geladas, Igor B. Mekjavic

Published in: European Journal of Applied Physiology | Issue 9/2020

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Title: Are five 60-min sessions of isothermic heat acclimation sufficient to elicit beneficial physiological adaptations?
Authors: Alexandros Sotiridis
Tadej Debevec
Nickos Geladas
Igor B. Mekjavic
Publication date: 01-09-2020
Publisher: Springer Berlin Heidelberg
Published in: European Journal of Applied Physiology / Issue 9/2020
Print ISSN: 1439-6319
Electronic ISSN: 1439-6327
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00421-020-04439-w

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